[su_label type=”info”]Bay Area[/su_label] Planning Commission approves interim controls on Mission housing The San Francisco Planning Commission has approved new temporary controls on housing developments in the Mission District. Under the new guidelines, which will be in place for at least 15 months, developers will need to provide information about the potential impact of any project […]
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Remembering beloved Chicano poet, author
[su_slider source=”media: 29070,29071,29072,29073,29074,29075″ limit=”25″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] The Chicano poet Francisco Xavier AlarcĂłn died on Jan. 15, 2016â four days after a celebration of his life and work was held at CafĂ© La Boheme in San Franciscoâs Mission District. On that day an overflow crowd of family and friends were present to […]
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Ronen in the race for D9 Supervisor
Hillary Ronen, chief of staff for District 9 Supervisor David Campos, announced that she will be running for Camposâ seat, which he will vacate in January 2017, and she pledges to focus on the district and fight for the communityâs needs. âIf I am elected District 9 supervisor, I promise that I will always engage […]
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All in the familia: LĂłpez trio aims to display more Latino films, theater productions in SF
Lights, camera and action are what the members of the Venezuelan 3 LĂłpez Productions have lived by, as theyâve honed their craft from set-to-set in the television business. The trio, composed of actress and producer, Eliana LĂłpez; her brother and producer, Alfonso LĂłpez; and his wife, actress and co-producer, Ivette Carolina Agudelo, have made their […]
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Community demands justice for Mario Woods
On Jan. 26, the San Francisco Board of Supervisor unanimously declared that July 22 would be Mario Woods Remembrance Day. Woodsâ mother Gwen, was there to applaud the decision, one that came nearly two months after her son was killed. Woods, a young black man, was shot and killed on Dec. 2 by five San […]
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“Grito” heard loud and clear, artists preach to choir
The latest installment at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, âMexicanos al Grito de Guerra: We didnât cross the borders, the borders crossed us,â features 40 artists and art collectives from California and Mexico, and a diverse range of work and techniques that include etchings, silkscreens and lithographs. Collectively, the works express the individual […]
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Tensions high at Woods police commission meeting
[su_slider source=”media: 29038,29039,29040,29041,29042,29043,29044,29045,29046,29047,29048,29049″ limit=”25″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] In the wake of the highly publicized and controversial officer-involved shooting death of Mario Woods, tensions soared during a San Francisco Police Commission meeting on Jan. 20, as equal numbers of Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition and Police Officers Association members filed into an auditorium […]
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Family demands release of ICE detained Salvadoran immigrant
[su_slider source=”media: 29028,29029,29030,29031″ limit=”25″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] What was supposed to be a happy moment for Pedro Figueroa and his fiancĂ©e on a December 2015 evening turned into a hellish nightmare, as he was unexpectedly detained outside of the San Francisco Police Headquarters by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to Dora […]
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Honoring Dr. King’s legacy is vital today more than ever
As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today and honor his legacy, we are confronted with many pressing issues: War, poverty, homelessness, economic inequality, racism, shootings and killings of black men by police. In San Francisco, we pride ourselves on being “culturally diverse.” We speak of our City as if we were “enlightened,” and […]
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The photography issue
With the decline of journalism, photographers have become some of the most vulnerable members of the newsroom. When a wave of layoffs comes crashing, they are usually the first to be let go. Photography staff is reduced to bare bones. Writers are given cameras, and visual storytelling suffers. A camera will make someone a photographer […]